Bumper



Aug' 4, w25.

BUMPER 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed May 22, 1922 Infini/lilla M f f aag. 4, l 925.

J. G.UT2 ET AL BUMPER v FiledMay 22. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 45 side members 2, and -3 denotes .Patented fug. 4, 1925.

I y JOHN G.' UTZ AND BLADEN M. "SHORT,'OF DETROIT, :MICHIGnSN, ASSIGNOR-S, BY MESN ASSIGNMENTS, T VTHE C. G. A`E"IR,I[N.'-,r & BUMPER COMPANY, 0F DETROIT, MICHI- GAN, A ooRronATIoN oF. DELAWARE.

i BUMPER.

Application filed May 22, 1922. Serial No. 1562830.-

g, beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to automobile v bumpers and more particularly to bumpers or protectors for the fenders ofsuch vehicles.

It is the general purpose and object of the invention to providea bumper of this type which is comparatively cheap of production but'which wili accomplish eii'lcicntly the purposes for which it is 'designedgalso to provide for bumpers vor protectors of this character a simple, economical, and 'eiiicient i .means for mounting or supporting the same. We accomplish` these' objects in :and through the construction and arrangement i of parts shown in theA accompanyingdrawings, wherein Fig. l represents a perspective view'ot the rear portion of an automo-l bile having our invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 adet-ail in plan of the invention-and the manner of mounting the same, the co- 3G` operating parts of the vehicle being shown i in dot-and-dash lines; Fig a detaihin side elevation ofthe parts shown in Fig.

'- Fig. t a sectional elevation' showing `the manner 'of mounting the rear endof each `bumper or protector; vFig. 5 a detail in sec Y tion corresponding to the lineA 5- 45 of Fig.

2; and Fig. 6 :i detaili-in plan of a modiiication of the rear support for ,each bumper,

showing the manner in which such bumper or protector maybe supported by` the rear ends of ordinary side frames. y

Describing the various parts by reference characters, 1 denotes therear portion of an automobile having the ordinary channeled the rear :ten` ders of `the vehicle. r

Instead et' using a. single rear bumperv adapted to be attached at its opposite ends to the rear ends or' thel side members 2 and v to extend entirely across the rear of the automobile and in protecting .relation to the fenders, We provide a lspecial bumper orl protectoi tor each side of the rear off'thehcan each bumper or protector 'eXtendipgA-rear Wardly and'outw'ardly so as to protect from impact the fender with which it cooperates. For each such bumper or protector, we preferably employa dat spring plate having a rear attaching' yend 4L, a front attaching end 5, anda body connecting said ends which is so shaped as to provide an outwardly extending loop G effectively covering the adjacent portion ot the rear fender.` Each` loop 6 is formed between portions 7 and 8 of the spring plate, the former portion eX tending transversely of the vehicle and connected by anv inclined portion) with the rear attaching portion 4,'the opposite'portion 8 of the loop being lforwardly curved and connected at its front endwit-h the fron-t connecting portion 5 by an inwardlydirected portion 10.v In the embodiment of our invention disclosed herein, each iront attaching portion 5 is secured to a special elongated nut l1 which 'receives the lower end of a body bolt 12-extending through the upper flange 13 of an angle brace the vertical Harige ist of which is secured-toits corresponding side member 2. The outer face of each nut l1 is flat, to provide'a bearing surface'for the inner attaching portion 5 of its protector or' bumper, which attaching portion may be conveniently connected to said nut'by means of a bolt 15 having a headlinterposed between the web of the titl side' member 2 and the nut, the head being' Vpreferably the same thickness as the flange let. To the outer end of `each bolt 'la nut 17 is applied. The rear end of each bumper or protector is secured, as by one or more l rivets 18, to the vertical flangeV 19 of an angle clip the lower flange 20 of which is mounted uponl the lower endjof the tire carrier rod 2l, said rod having a nut 22 at its lower end by which the iiange 20iof the' angle clip mayy be held to a flat seat 'against the underside of a'bracket 23 constituting the rear endof each of the members 2- and each supporting the spring bolt 24:.

lVhere no special bracket 23 is provided, .l

we may mount the rearend o 'l each' bumper or protector uponr the transversely .extending flange 25 offan angle clipy the forwardly extending iange 26, of which is secured to the side of the mounting 27 for the rear end of the springbymeans of the spring bolt 2-t.

By the construction'shown and described, we havev produced a bumper' or protector end extending across and secured to the end whichv can be produced cheaply and which can be used in duplication upon the end of an automobile and which, when installed,

`wil-1 protect the fenders in an, eilicent manner. This eicient. protection is enhanced by the partlcular shape given toie'ach bumper, it being notedth'at each bumper has the por:

tion 7 whichl extends transversely across the withstand severe blows without injury to the fender and without permanent injury to the bumper. Furthermore, in conjunction with the tire carrier and spare tires usually provided, a pair of these bumpersior protectors will 4constitute eicient protection for the entire'rear end of an automobile. The bumpers or vprotectors may bereadily and quickly installed in placevupon the side frames and at a minimum cost. for ttings and connections.`

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is: 'f' s 1. The combination, with a side member of an automobile, of 'a bumper having one of said side member and havin its op osite end extending substantial y para lel with and secured to the said side, member and having an intermediate portionprojecting outwardly in position to protect a fender.

2. The combination, with a side member of an. automobile, of a bumper havin one end secured to the end portion of sai side member and having its o posite end extending substantially para el with and secured to-the said side member and having an intermediate portion projecting outwardly in position to protect a fender.

3. A bumper or protector for the fenders of automobiles comprising a bar bent to form an outwardly projecting loog spaced from the `adjacent end of the fen r with which it cooperates and having an inwardly transversely extendin portion adapted to be secured tothe en portion of the cooperating side member and a portion extending Generally longitudinally of the vehicle andadapted to be secured to a part of such side member longitudinali-y spaced from the end thereof.

A bumper or protector for the fenders of automobiles comprising a bar bent to `form an outwardly projecting loop spaced from the adjacent end of the fender with which it cooperates and having an inwardly transversely extending portion terminating in an attaching portion ada ted to be secured to the end portion of t e cooperating side member or iframe and also having an inwardiy and iong'itudinaily extending por- .tire-supporting rod extendingthrou h said ius/mora tion terminating lin an attachin portion longitudinally spaced from the rst mentioned attaching portion and adapted to be secured to such side member or frame.

5. The ycombinatiomvwith a' side membenl and 'a fender of an automobileof. an angle chp secu-redto-said member,f`an elongated y.

nut'jbeneath said clip for thehreception ot"- -xabody bolt, anda bumper or protector having one end bearing against'and connected 75 to said nut and having its opposite end secured to the'v end of saidmember and provided', with an intermediate l,portion extend..

ing acrossl and protecting the fender.

6. The combination, .with-a side member and a fender of an automobile, of an elongated 4nut carried by said .member for the reception of a body bolt, and a bumper or protector having one en'd bearing against andr connected to said-nut and having its opposite end secured to the end of saidframe ormember and provided with an intermediate portion extending across and protecting the fender.

7. The combination, with a side member and a fenderof an automobile, of a spring supporting bracketcarried by and project; ing beyond an end of said member and having a seat on the under side thereof, an ,angle cliv having a substantially horizontalflange a apted to engage said seat and also having ayertical flange, means securing the horizontal fiange to the said bracket against the seat thereon, and a bumper or protector having one end secured'to the other flange of said clip and having an intermediate ortion adapted to project out be ond' the v onder and having its opposite en secured to the said side member. y

8, The combination, with a side member and a fender of an automobile, of a bracket carried by an end of said member and having a seat thereon, an angle clip, means securing one of the flanves of the angle clip to the said seat, and a amper or, protector having one end secured to the other flange of 'said clip and having an intermediate portion adapted to project out beyond the (l fender and having its opposite end secured to the said side member. y. 1135 9. The combination, with a side member of "an automobile, of an angle clip applied to one end of said member, and a bumper having one end secured to said clip and having an intermediate portion projecting outwardly in position to protect al fender and having its opposite end secured to the said side member.

10. The combination, with a side member of an automobile havin a bracket secured to the end thereof, sai bracket having a seat on its under sidepef an angleclip having one flange bearing against said seat, a

bracket and said clip, and a, bumper aving izo I to a portion of said frame and extending' 25 Aone endisecnred to the other flange of said clip and its opposite endseCnred to said member, said bumper having an intermediate portion .adapted to projectacross a;

fender. e

11. The combination, with the rear portion of theframe and n, fender of an auto-v mobile, of a bumper comprising a continuous barot metai having one end connected to a portion of saidrame and extending rearwardly from such point of attachment 'andthen'utwardly substantially across the.

12. The combination9 withthe rear pon.

tion of the -frame and a fender of an automobile, of a bumper .coinprisinga continuous bar of metal having one end connected rearwardly from suoli pointl of attachment and then outwardly substantially across the said fender andthen inwardly toward said frame, thereby forming a resilient loop at the rear of said fender, the other end of the bar extending at right angles to the' -first mentioned' end and being also ,connected to the said frame. e f l 13. The combination, with tbe rear por` tion ofthe trame and a fender einen auto mobile, of a bumper comprising a continw' ous bar of metalhaving one end connected to a portion of said frame 'and extending rearwardlyirom such point of attachment and tlien outwardly substantially across the said fender and then inwardly toward said frame, thereby forming a resilient loo at the rear of said fender, the other end o the bar extending at right angles tothe first" mentioned end and Abeing connected to the said frame at a point longitudinally spaced fromthe point of connection on the. first mentioned end. I A

A 14. The combinatlon, with the rear portion of the frame and a fender of an autoy mobile, of a bum er comprising a resilient loop extending su stantially across the said fender and having ends arranged substanmeans for securing said ends to the said frame.

15. The combination, with the rear por- 4tially at right angles to each other, and I tion of the 'frame and a fender of an automobile, of a bumper com rising a resilient loop extending substantie ly across the said fender and having endsarra ed substantiallyat right angles to each ot er,v the said-4 ends being 'longitudinally spaced, vand'means for securing the ends to longitudinally..

spaced portions of said frame.

In `testimony whereof, .we hereunto ax I I (nir.signatures. Y Y

JOHN GlU'rz.y f f BLADEN M. SHORT. 

